The Nubian
The Nubian is a breed of goat developed in England by crossing native British goats with the Jumna Pari goat of India and the Zariby goat of Egypt. This goat was developed as a dual purpose animal, producing both milk and meat. Because of its origin, this goat is particularly heat-tolerant and being used extensively for up-grading native goats in tropical countries.
It produces a reasonable quantity of milk, though not as much as the three Swiss breeds. However, that milk usually contains a higher percentage of butterfat and higher solids-not-fat. In severe cold ,the long pendulous ears often get frost-bitten, sometimes the tips freeze completely and drop off. The Nubian is a very vocal goat with a loud insistent bleat. Nubians have a tendency towards multiple, births, triplets and quadruplets are common and quintuplets not all that rare. Nubians also, because of their heat tolerance, tend to be more reliable for out-of-season breeding for a good supply of winter milk. Nubian kids are preferred by buyers who purchase for meat because they have a meatier carcass.
